| E, la luna silenziosa,
| And, the silent moon,
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| fu, stupita fu curiosa,
| she was amazed she was curious
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| ma tu chi sei, perch? | but who are you, why? |
| tu sai volare?
| can you fly?
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| Cos? | What? |
| parl?, la luna all’aviatore.
| spoke the moon to the aviator.
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| Sai, quant'? | You know, how much? |
| lontano il mondo
| far away the world
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| sai, quant'? | you know, how much? |
| profondo il mare
| deep the sea
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| rispose lui: io devo attraversare
| he answered: I have to cross
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| aiutami, non farmi addormentare.
| help me, don't let me fall asleep.
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| Sull’Oceano Atlantico, la notizia pass?,
| On the Atlantic Ocean, did the news pass ?,
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| dalle Azzorre, all’Africa, ogni nave svegli?,
| from the Azores to Africa, every ship awake ?,
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| il ragazzo del cielo? | the sky boy? |
| arrivato a met?
| arrived in the middle?
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| del suo viaggio da solo
| of his journey alone
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| forse ce la far?.
| maybe I'll make it ?.
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| La luna all’orizzonte,
| The moon on the horizon,
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| bagn? | bagn? |
| di luce bianca la fronte stanca dell’uomo
| the tired forehead of man is white light
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| finch? | until |
| a levante apparve il mattino.
| in the east the morning appeared.
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| E nell’aria gelida, finalmente scoppi?,
| And in the cold air, do you finally burst ?,
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| un’aurora magica, che la notte incendi?
| a magical dawn, that the night sets fire to?
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| e si accese il mare, sulla porta dell’est
| and the sea lit up, on the eastern gate
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| poi l’Europa nel sole, dietro al porto di Brest.
| then Europe in the sun, behind the port of Brest.
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| Non c’era pi? | Was it no longer there? |
| la luna,
| the moon,
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| ma dove in quel momento era notte
| but where at that moment it was night
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| c'? | c '? |
| chi sorpreso,
| who surprised,
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| vide la luna fare un sorriso. | saw the moon smile. |